Infos Transport (Patrice Salini)

Ship GHG emissions high on agenda at IMO environment meeting Preview: Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) - 59th session: 13 - 17 July, 2009 Ship GHG emissions high on agenda at IMO environment meeting The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is expected to agree on a package of technical and operational measures to reduce greenhouse gases (GHGs) from international shipping and to hold an in-depth debate on possible market-based instruments to provide incentives for the shipping industry, when it meets for its 59th session from 13 to 17 July 2009, at the IMO Headquarters in London. Other issues to be discussed include the adoption of amendments to the MARPOL Convention; and the implementation of MARPOL Annex VI, the Hong Kong International Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships, 2009, and the 2004 Ballast Water Management Convention. Voir : http://www.imo.org/